The jury has been choosen

German Book Prize 2020

Read here the latest news about the German Book Prize and its milestones

The winner of the German Book Prize 2019 is Saša Stanišić for his novel “Herkunft” © vntr.media

The novel of the year will be announced in October

Dates 2020

4th February: Announcement of the judges
18th August: Announcement of the Longlist
15th September: Announcement of the Shortlist
12th October: Award ceremony

The archive: 300 books from 15 years of German Book Prize © Claus Setzer

Filmic portraits of the six shortlisted novels © vntr.media

2020

The jury

The Academy of the German Book Prize selects the members of the jury.

Learn more about the jury

Founder

Stiftung Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhanndels

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